You have to remember the old MP costs were designed for the old system, with no passive mode MP regen. It's only natural that they'd rethink them.

Anyways, I was a WHM in oldschool FFXI, I remember all those times resting and counting ticks with my friends on fire and death looming over 24/7, etc, etc. xDD And I managed. So did so many others. So, just lemme at 'em, I'm ready! ^^ /psych